Conus daucus
Species of sea snail
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Conus daucus, common name the carrot cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. daucus |
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully.
There is one subspecies Conus daucus riosi Petuch, 1986
Description
The shell length varies between 19 mm and 66 mm.[3] The color of the shell is lemon- or orange-brown, grooved towards the base, with a pale, sometimes interrupted central band, and encircled throughout by rows of small chestnut spots often obsolete. The spire is sometimes maculated with pale chestnut.[4]
Distribution
Locus typicus: From localities cited by Hwass, Clench(1942) selected the Island of Guadeloupe.[5]
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, off Northeast Brazil, the North Atlantic Ridge, the Red Sea, and in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin.
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 120 m.[3]
